Photographer's Note

Food vendors striding home at the end of another long hard working day on the streets of Hoi An. The heat and the weight on their shoulders - am full of admiration for these hard working people - indeed hard to imagine the physical effort they have to put in just to put food on the table and all that for a very little financial reward. Sometimes I wonder, probably they don't have a third of what we have in life but somehow they always look happy and seems content.

Nam is such a fantastic country....
and this back breaking work gives me much to think about and learn.....

A simple street shot, quality of the late afternoon light and the way it had an effect on the scene made me take this shot.

Salam Abmdsudi.This is a gem, a most evocative image of how life is lived on the footpaths where negotiations, business, eating, meeting neighbours, all of this and more is on public display. What a rich country in terms of its own, unique ways of life, of communal sharing. And you have given these hard working ladies a street paved in gold. Your love and admiration for this country is visible in this photo and so is your masterly use of light- always there to be your servant in your artistic quest. Regards. Klaudio.

Hello Abmdsudi,
this is a timeless scene and the ladies probably repeat it everyday for most of their lives. They seem to be performing their task with admirable grace and surely make a fine sight for the other people in this street, I guess they always look up to see them when they pass through. Your composition has such an elegant dynamism and the context is thorough and pleasing too. The highlights as well as the dynamism and atmosphere added by the shadows are exquisite. Congratulations and thank you!
All the best, have a great day,
Ourania

Abmdsudi Hello, very nice picture of this interesting scene of daily life, well composed and captured in this interesting image with good sharpness, nice light, color and quality. A great job well done, congratulations my friend. Thank you for sharing this interesting work.

Hello Abmdsudi,
A street scene as we dream them of Vietnam.
Indeed not easy to carry these heavy goods.
Excellent light management.
Beautiful with the shadows on the foreground.
Congratulations with your 777th picture on TE!
Best regards, Paul

Hello Abmdsudi,
My shoulders and back would ache, and probably break, if I would try to do the same job these ladies are doing. Cynically I must say that women wearing conical straw hats and carrying heavy loads in a street flooded with the low light of the setting sun, casting long shadows, provide infinitely better photo possibilities than middle-aged men sitting at a desk with a computer. What can I say? The world is extremely unfair, but maybe seeing photos like this - with its undeniable beauty - at least makes us think about the lives of others and ourselves.
Kind regards,
Gert

Hi Abmdsudi
Superb daily life image with these ladies doing their hard work with so much grace. I like the fact you mention their quality of life in your note - treating them like human beings, not just photogenic subjects.
The image is so well-timed and the wonderful play of light and shadow beautifully captured.
Best wishes
Kasia

Last time you gave me the compliments for the light on my shot. I keep the same admiration for your shot and your human approach to the subject. You must be a man of big quolity. Many thanks for your existence here, Abmdsudi!

Good evening.
Interesting and good text, a nice view and a moment ...
Nice shown women with litters, good contrast and persperktiva, beautifully captured moment.
Good work and composition, nice colors.
Good evening and all the best.
Paja.

Photography is about light and you did a wonderful job using light to create this awesome composition which would have been boring if this was taken at noon. The shadows created depth. Good pov and nice details even the dark shadows. Well done, tfs.

This is a wonderful visual record of the way of life of these hard working men.
It's almost like a mobile shop but without the same rewards.
The lighting tells us that the sun is getting low and the sun patches, interspersed in the long shadows, are almost glowing!
Three is a good number for composition.
I like how we are following their journey rather than interrupting their jurney.

Hello Abmdsudi.
A superb composition, which has all the charm and essence of authentic Eastern, I love the three figures, with those typical rocker for transportation, which are wrapped in a fantastic light, the shadows and lights.
Sharpness, lighting, color, and the magnificent composition; all factors are perfectly made, in this beautiful image.
Well done. I like a lot.
You have a good day.
Best wishes.
Luis.

Hi Abmdsudi,
indeed quite an interesting play of the light and shadow. I admire your exposition here. Especially the people although in the shadow are so well seen with the details. Great capture with characteristic elements like the hats or the carriers.
Excellent work!
M

Hello Abmdsudi,
Your title describes this lovely image very well. The light and shadow areas help tell the story of a days end for these vendors. The three vendors with their typical conical hats give life to this street scene.
Kind Regards, Ann

Hi Abmdsudi!
They surely have a very hard life and they get a little more than nothing for their work.
Once again you chose the perfect moment, the light is just perfect, I like the way you framed them and the shadows on the ground.

Good capture to three vendors that on their way back to home, nice effect by golden sunlight and shading, impressive evening scenery on the street with harmonious and peaceful feel, lively daily life shot, distinct photo, welldone.

To me, the note accompanying the note is as important as the photo. It is often overlooked here on TE, but your in your Gallery, it is not. And I am very thankful of that. You really love the people you photograph and the respect you hold for them is patent. Your photo shows us that there is life outside our comfortable loungerooms, that there are people who struggle and strive for a good life and despite the lack of material wealth. Excellent play of light and sense of movement. Your POV is not taken as a bystander but almost as someone walking with them.